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| Topic | If you had to live in one of these 10 video game worlds. |
| manmouse 09/08/19 3:18:25 PM #3 | Minecraft, and then Id set it on Creative Mode and become god because there wasnt any specification that it had to be Survival Mode. --- |
| Topic | This is so cool. video game level digital museum. from mario to dark souls |
| manmouse 09/08/19 3:16:06 AM #8 | Website doesnt work... --- |
| Topic | How do you pronounce 'worcestershire'? |
| manmouse 09/07/19 7:21:40 PM #29 | People just break it up wrong because of the British spelling. Its not wor-cest-er-shire, but rather: worce-ster-shire Like Gloucester, its glouce-ster rather than glou-cest-er. --- |
| Topic | Researchers blame Marriage decline on Broke Ass Men |
| manmouse 09/07/19 12:34:10 AM #5 | Thats a way to flip the conversation from the obvious: The American lifestyle we took for granted is crumbling because too many people now live in poverty. --- |
| Topic | Why is punk rock associated with white racists? |
| manmouse 09/06/19 9:53:13 PM #54 | darkprince45 posted... I guess everybody forgot about the 1980s nazi punk movement lol. Two links now and nobody replied lolWell thats kind of the point. Hard to say that punk is associated with racism when the biggest racist movements within the genre blew away like farts in the wind. More people remember the songs calling out nazi punks compared to anybody today knowing much of anything about actual nazi punks. Because the punk genre doesnt exactly take kindly to nazi punks, and therefore takes little interest in preserving their legacy. --- |
| Topic | Why is punk rock associated with white racists? |
| manmouse 09/06/19 9:50:06 PM #51 | Punk is definitely more inherently tied to anti-racist sentiments than otherwise. However, being a working class genre that challenges societal norms, there is naturally bound to be a niche of racists within the genres umbrella. But its not in any way representative of the punk philosophy overall. I mean if you wanna find white supremacy in a genre, Id say traditional black metal is the biggest hotspot. --- |
| Topic | Tbh I really dont like old people |
| manmouse 09/05/19 11:46:10 PM #7 | Seems as if the only value you place in human lives is their ability to serve the government or generate a profit. Is this also how you feel about the mentally and physically disabled? Why must a person be considered a burden if they cant work full time or serve the state? --- |
| Topic | Palestinian Woman Murdered in Honor Killing After Posting Instagram Video |
| manmouse 09/05/19 6:53:30 PM #168 | Zikten posted... I will never understand this honor killing bullshit. how does a dad and 2 brothers all decide it's ok to murder the girl they raised/grew up with?Understandable thought, but you gotta consider that within a patriarchal framework, they likely never interacted with her in any truly personal and equal manner. She may have always been there in their lives, but they never would have talked to her the way they talked to other boys/men, or listened to her or anything. --- |
| Topic | I'm listening to some Eddie Murphy stand up and wtf, he's homophobic as fuck |
| manmouse 09/05/19 6:36:10 PM #53 | AmericaTheBrave posted... That's not what he said nor what happened. White idiots used his bit at an excuse to use the n-word while cheekily saying "I'm not talking about all black people, just n-words!" (note they were still being completely racist) completely missing the point so he regrets it. People also exploit the Boondocks MLK Jr. episode in that way. Its definitely part of the racist playbook, to take a black persons critique of black issues, and to use it to justify their own racism. It goes all around too. Like, us Jews have plenty to say to critique our own communities and issues that arise. But when someone from outside the conversation tries to make the same points without having skin in the game, odds are theyre using that critique to make themselves feel justified about their prejudices. --- |
| Topic | I'm listening to some Eddie Murphy stand up and wtf, he's homophobic as fuck |
| manmouse 09/05/19 6:30:52 PM #52 | AmericaTheBrave posted... Everyone was homophobic in the 80's.Not really, plenty of musicians and artists (in the punk scenes and pop) were advocating for the rights of the gay community back then. Even Bernie Sanders was speaking at gay rights rallies in the Reagan era even though it would have hurt his political career. Its true the mainstream was pretty awful back then, but there were always good people. Im not exactly sympathetic when people say it was ok to be hateful back then because the mainstream approved. Hard to take them seriously when plenty of good people were speaking up and risking more for the sake of the human dignity of marginalized people. --- |
| Topic | a person suggests his solution to hurricans (warning will kill brain cells) |
| manmouse 09/04/19 2:48:10 AM #14 | monkeysRfunny posted... Where would they get that much ice? Halley's Comet?Put the ocean inside a freezer, obviously. --- |
| Topic | Ultimately, how do you feel about Final Fantasy 8? *SPOILERS* |
| manmouse 09/03/19 12:58:24 AM #10 | PROS: -cool use of summons for learning skills -card game is 10/10 -outstanding soundtrack -quick, fluid, and responsive fights -cool world/setting CONS: -far too much menu micro-management compared to other FFs -silly plot elements -boring cast IMO -enemy level scaling is awful --- |
| Topic | Watching Avatar: The Last Airbender for the first time |
| manmouse 09/02/19 9:39:11 PM #40 | Shablagoo posted... Not yet, but I hope to! Is it as good as ATLA?? Season 1 was built on great ideas but was padded with weaker content like love triangle drama that just wasnt interesting at all. It expands on a lot of concepts that were established in TLA, and shows a cool vision of how the world changed after the last series and what happened to the old characters and their descendants. But everything involving the character Mako was just a drag. Season 2 expanded on and introduced a lot of cool new lore and world-building into the Avatar canon, But was dragged down by Korra getting the weakest characterization of the whole series. But when you get to season 3, its peak quality from that point forward. The writing got darker, Henry Rollins from Black Flag plays an incredible villain as an anarchist terrorist Season 4 is also top tier. Deals with a fascist empire taking hold of the world, and the characters are again great all around. Robin Williams daughter plays the villain and shes awesome. As for Dragon Prince, its also great. Animation is creepy and awkward, but I got used to it. Not as much of a heavy-hitter yet but were not done with it yet. Definitely develops slower and has less well-defined seasons than the Avatar seriess, but the characters are still really cool, and the world is interesting. --- |
| Topic | is any writing lazier than sitcom writing |
| manmouse 09/01/19 8:09:17 PM #7 | SauI_Goodman posted... does snl count as a sitcomSketch comedy, theres a bunch of disconnected sketches. Sitcoms are one consistent world. --- |
| Topic | Favorite comic book character costumes? |
| manmouse 08/31/19 6:10:19 PM #27 | Symbiote suit Spidey:  Galactus:  --- |
| Topic | ''As long as they are nice to me, I don't care how shitty of that person is'' |
| manmouse 08/31/19 4:45:03 PM #29 | Id always gotten along with rougher bully-ish kids when I was younger. As a weaker dorkier kid, this kept me out of ever dealing with being bullied. However, I was never tolerant of them being mean to others either. Especially once I was in middle school and getting into punk and such, I would always try to get the bad kids onto the same page, and to direct any anger or rebellion towards authority figures and such rather than weaker kids. Better to have the angry kids punching upwards than downwards. --- |
| Topic | The vibe I'm getting from Astral Chain's story is basically Evangelion: The Game |
| manmouse 08/31/19 2:28:50 AM #2 | Never heard of it. I always felt that way about Xenogears though. --- |
| Topic | Watching Avatar: The Last Airbender for the first time |
| manmouse 08/30/19 4:36:44 AM #22 | I really gotta agree on is amazing Korra season 3 is, and season 4 is up there too. But S3 is so damn good, Henry Rollins playing a spiritual anarchist terrorist is obviously a huge highlight. And Zelda Williams does an AMAZING job in season 4, one of the deepest portrayals of a genuine fascist character. Like that was one of the first times I saw a story portray a fascist villain without just showing nazi-inspired imagery and saying, see? Shes a fascist. Instead they actually portray fascism by showing the social and political conditions that allow for the rise and emboldening of the ideology, and the kind of person who takes the wheel. Awesome story. Be warned if you watch Korra: season 1 is made up of GREAT ideas with sloppy execution, season 2 is made up of even GREATER ideas with even sloppier execution. But its all worth it for the next two seasons, 3 and 4 are completely golden. --- |
| Topic | Accurate depiction of enlightened centrist logic. |
| manmouse 08/29/19 7:32:51 PM #34 | De Evolution posted... Only a problem when Trump's doing itThe actual left has no kind words for Obamas immigration policies. As a matter of fact, the only people who Ive ever seen mention that Obama was far harder on immigration than Bush Jr. were lefties themselves. The right was in full agreement with how Obama did things in that area. Well, those on the right who were adamantly opposed to Obama on immigration only felt that way because conservatives lied to them and told them that Obama was for open borders. So again, just because a liberal (IE centrist) politician did a thing, that doesnt mean the left believes its good. So, yeah, nice whataboutism. But my point still stands 100%. Obamas hardline immigration policies were not left wing. --- |
| Topic | Accurate depiction of enlightened centrist logic. |
| manmouse 08/29/19 7:25:49 PM #29 | For those of you stuck on the genocide issue (dunno why, considering the alt-right is literally demanding an ethnostate which could only be achieved by genocide), replace it with internment camps full of children who are denied basic hygiene materials by the right wing administration. --- |
| Topic | The idea that anyone should be able to use an IP just because it's old is absurd |
| manmouse 08/29/19 2:42:05 AM #12 | OctilIery posted... No, Marvel absolutely created Spider-Man. 100% without question. Lee and Ditko were the driving forces behind it, but tons of people were involved in the creation of the nearly 60 year saga. Why should other people be allowed to step in and profit off the over half a century of work Marvel put into it? Why should someone else be allowed to profit off of it? Well, if they do a good job adapting the character and concept, their work is worthy of compensation. Again, if all those involved in the creation of the concept have been given due credit and had been compensated to a generous extent that justifies their contribution and ensures them exactly the high quality of life that they deserve for what they have created, then what harm is done by letting other people tell stories too? Nothing is being stolen, the people who did the creative work of creating the first adaptation of the character are still being paid handsomely and receiving the reward for making the character. And present-day Marvel could still make a Spider-Man comic or movie and see if people like it enough to pay money for it. But what if someone else could too? And if they were some jackass who wasnt worthy of adapting the character, well then theyd make a shit adaptation and everyone would hate it and forget it, just like how a bad adaptation of Frankenstein or Sherlock Holmes doesnt infect the rich impact of the past celebrated adaptations made within the public domain that were worthy of our adoration and pop-culture canonization. Are you morally opposed to Frankenstein being public domain, by any chance? Do you adamantly believe that we should revoke the publics right to use the IP and from this point forward pay royalties to the Shelley estate, or whatever conglomerate buys the rights to the IP from them? --- |
| Topic | The idea that anyone should be able to use an IP just because it's old is absurd |
| manmouse 08/29/19 2:27:50 AM #5 | This is literally the first period in human history that private institutions have exclusive rights to profit off of their cultures folklore. Marvel only exists as a brand, it didnt create Spider-Man. Lee and Ditko did, and they both have since passed away. As long as they got their due credit and quality of life, then what exactly are we sacrificing by allowing human culture to do what it has done for thousands of years, and allow the public the free right to telling stories or making art about their own folk characters. --- |
| Topic | BLINK-182 has just DESTROYED their LEGACY with this new music video |
| manmouse 08/28/19 10:16:30 PM #42 | Broseph_Stalin posted... Blink-182 just shot themselves in the foot.I heard that a dishonored pop-punker can reclaim their honor by slaying a fellow shamed pop-punker using a blade anointed with Fruitopia. --- |
| Topic | BLINK-182 has just DESTROYED their LEGACY with this new music video |
| manmouse 08/28/19 9:27:28 PM #32 | The way I see it with Blinks main releases: Buddha- fun dirty album, definitely still sounds like a garage bands demo but theyre definitely in that full Blink mode. Carousels the obvious highlight but there are some real underrated tracks on here. Cheshire Cat- near perfect pop punk record. Goofy and rude but also earnest at all the right moments, and adding that intro to Carousel took it to the next level. Dude Ranch- this is where they really nailed it. Everything good about Cheshire Cat but bigger and more powerful. Enema- its best moments are where it sounds like a more polished Dude Ranch. Some of its poppier moments were still good, but as a full album it feels like a little weight was lost. TOYP&J- couple fun songs here and there, basically its like the less cool half of Enema took over the full experience. Its clearly well-made, but doesnt really leave a mark for me. This was when it really felt like they were becoming the exact thing they made fun of in the All The Small Things video, like a boy band who happens to play instruments. S/T- mixed bag but a net positive. They broke a lot of their formulas and made a more sonically diverse album. Still was very much that pop-emo era Blink, but it sounded like they actually were growing up. More indie/alternative elements were coming through, some obvious Cure influence too. Toms voice truly became a caricature of itself here though, like whenever people imitate Tom its this voice, whereas I actually think he sounded cool in the 90s era. Anyway, this album is what they SHOULD have been developing on in the present day. Im not even a big fan of it but I respect it, because it sounds like they were growing with the times and trying new things. But nope, they gave up here. --- |
| Topic | BLINK-182 has just DESTROYED their LEGACY with this new music video |
| manmouse 08/28/19 8:39:05 PM #26 | Conflict posted... Enema is barely different from the two albums that followed itPartly yes, especially for the singles. But Id say theres a few songs on Enema (Dumpweed, Dysentery Gary, Mutt, Wendy Clear) that basically sound like Dude Ranch songs just with more professional drumming. --- |
| Topic | Something I just don't understand about incels. |
| manmouse 08/28/19 7:22:54 PM #12 | DK9292 posted... You realise incel is an insult, right?Huh? Not really, virgins arent incels. Incels label themselves as such, and subscribe to a specific ideology and have online communities. --- |
| Topic | Why did everyone think of the "Fly" episode of Breaking Bad? |
| manmouse 08/28/19 4:38:21 PM #6 | Its well made (didnt Rian Johnson direct it?) But it just drags the momentum and is such a gloomy slow episode that its one of the less interesting parts of re-watching the series for me. However its been quite a few years, so maybe next time I rewatch it Ill see how I feel. --- |
| Topic | Are you nostalgic for the 2000s as yet? |
| manmouse 08/28/19 4:28:42 PM #57 | Vol2tex posted... What from the 2010s will you be nostalgic for in 2028?No way to say for sure, but I know that the current bi-lighting trend (two colored lights on different sides of the room) for music videos and movies and TV really appeals to me. One of my favorite mainstream pop aesthetics in the past few decades. The boom of video game YouTube in the very early 10s was really fun, thats already changed so much that its unrecognizable today. The comeback of high-wasted pants on girls with midriff is definitely one of my favorite parts of mainstream fashion lately, as well as the minimal/natural makeup look. Greyish lavender and light purple (my favorite color) had a big moment last year, thanks to that coming into style I was able to stock up on shirts in that color hahaha, gonna miss it if it goes out of style. Really gonna miss 2010s synthwave music and culture, tons of fun with that. Hip hop had a big boom in creativity this decade too, with the death of the bling era from last decade. Now theres weird fusions of ambient, jazz, metal, all sorts of weird spins on the hip hop genre now plus more interesting concept albums and stuff. --- |
| Topic | Are you nostalgic for the 2000s as yet? |
| manmouse 08/28/19 1:37:37 PM #54 | Vol2tex posted... I feel like the 2010s didn't have much characterThats what people say about every decade until a few years pass and they are able to differentiate it from what came before and after. This decade is definitely distinct as its own decade. Of course, just like the 00s and 90s, there are separate eras within the decade and different trends/pop culture currents running parallel to each other (late 90s had the nu-metal era, bubblegum pop era, and skater pop-punk eras all going at once) so when its the present day it seems less focused, but with distance it all gets clearer. --- |
| Topic | Which Switch game should I purchase |
| manmouse 08/27/19 5:57:19 PM #4 | Probably Mario, but I gotta give a vote for DK, that game is incredible and hugely underrated. Plus the visuals and music are on the next level. --- |
| Topic | Are you nostalgic for the 2000s as yet? |
| manmouse 08/26/19 9:57:16 PM #31 | Lets see... 2000 itself was still the end of 5th grade for me, so thats nostalgia territory. So a lot of the TV, games, and just specific memories from that year are nostalgic. Toonami for those first few years of the decade was sick. Early Adult Swim was also legendary. Nostalgic for the Dreamcast and early Xbox/PS2 games. Then by the mid-00s I had a blast with the DIY anarcho punk scene, and MySpace made it the golden age of being in an indie or punk band, since networking and getting exposure was easier than ever. I have plenty of fond college memories form the late 00s as well, and did a lot of exciting traveling during the last couple years of the decade. Overall theres a lot to dislike about the 00s, but I have good memories of a lot of it anyway. --- |
| Topic | The FF8 remaster doesn't look any better than the original. |
| manmouse 08/26/19 4:15:25 PM #44 | fenderbender321 posted... But why such a distinct change from the NES, SNES, PS1 era? Like, what happened?Different artists. FF1-6 had art design by Amano. His style used androgyny and such but from a more classical angle, using surrealist elements and a cross between classic Japanese illustration and European styles. FF7 was the first time Nomura designed the main cast, but he kept it simple and stuck to what could be portrayed easily in the early 3D style. He hadnt yet developed his worse habits, but this was the beginning of a more contemporary anime style, and an emphasis on a cast who are mostly (but not all) the same young adult age group. Then with 8 we saw more of his habits taking form (lots more leather, zippers, heavy silver chains, more emphasis on modern attractiveness for the central cast, everyone is a teen). FF9 brought back Amano, which is why we again see diverse age groups, diverse body types, less pop attractiveness, and overall a more fantasy weirdness. Then with FF10 we see Nomura truly reach full Nomura mode. The hair is feathered and salon-styled and highlighted, the clothes have zippers and cutouts everywhere, pants are extra baggy, the chunky heavy silver chains and jewelry are all over the place, as a whole the J-pop influence is center stage. And thats what really made the distinction between Amanos art and Nomuras art. Amano wanted something timeless, using watercolors and surreal dreamy touches, androgyny thats paired with more haggard ugly appearances or whimsical weirdness, people ranging from little kids to frail old geezers, and taking as much influence from ancient appearances as modern. Whereas Nomura clearly loves J-pop. He goes for a more glitzy, glamorous approach to appeal specifically to mainstream Japanese teens. Salon styled hair, heavy baggy clothes with zippers and belts and chains, gawdy silver jewelry that looks like it weighs these people down, more angsty expressions, a more clear aim towards a cast that is centered around teenagers (and any old guys are like Barret and Cid where theyre still not bearded and grey, and their age is like 30, or Auron being 35!). --- |
| Topic | The FF8 remaster doesn't look any better than the original. |
| manmouse 08/26/19 1:46:03 PM #15 | Im not a fan of the Kingdom Hearts art style at all, I actually prefer the grainy PS graphics. Plus, always played it on CRT TVs, so the rough pixels were always smooth to me. --- |
| Topic | Which "Theme of Laura" do you prefer? |
| manmouse 08/26/19 1:44:33 PM #8 | Gafemage posted... Have you seen this video? This made me love the Twin Peaks OST even more, which I didn't know was possible at the time:Damn, about to start work. Saving for later. --- |
| Topic | Which "Theme of Laura" do you prefer? |
| manmouse 08/26/19 1:21:14 PM #4 | Laura Palmers Theme is legendary. --- |
| Topic | I'm playing Final Fantasy V |
| manmouse 08/25/19 2:57:15 PM #7 | Heres a post a made yesterday on the FF9 board in a topic asking about everyones favorite numbered FF. Basically sums up my feelings on it. manmouse posted... FFV --- |
| Topic | This is the only good pop-punk song I've heard |
| manmouse 08/25/19 2:08:20 AM #3 | Definitely not pop punk though, thats straight indie rock. But yeah its a good song. If you wanna try a good pop punk track though:  --- |
| Topic | Fuck the Lost Sanctum in Chrono Trigger |
| manmouse 08/24/19 6:40:27 PM #20 | I dont think I remember this dungeon at all. --- |
| Topic | How do I tell a girl I want to kiss her? |
| manmouse 08/24/19 5:00:13 PM #19 | Dont spring it out of nowhere. If shes not already in that mode, she wont magically wanna kids just because you say you want to. The moment needs to be right, body language takes care of 90% of the work, and when the flirtation is getting heavy and you guys keep getting physically closer to each other and the tension is palpable, break the tension by simply asking, Can I kiss you? --- |
| Topic | how often do you wash your sheets? |
| manmouse 08/24/19 4:07:03 PM #5 | If its summer? Every 2 weeks or even more often cause I aint dealing with that sweat. In winter and the cooler halves of spring and fall, then maybe once a month. --- |
| Topic | Serious Question: You down with OPP? |
| manmouse 08/24/19 3:58:23 PM #12 | teepan95 posted... OPP?O.P.P., how can I explain it? I'll take it frame-by-frame, to have all of you all jumping, shouting, saying it. O is for other P is for peoples Now scratch your temples... because the next P? Well thats not that simple. Its sorta like uh, well, another way to call a cat a kitten. Theres five little letters that are missing here. --- |
| Topic | NASA investigating first ever crime in space |
| manmouse 08/24/19 2:46:36 PM #25 | be gay do crimes- IN SPAAACE! --- |
| Topic | Crash Team Racing is possibly the hardest cart racer I've ever played. |
| manmouse 08/24/19 12:00:03 PM #15 | Stallion_Prime posted... Its mostly cuz it controls like dog poo Man thats a bummer. There was always a lot I liked about it, like the secrets, the weapons, the weapon upgrade mechanic with the fruit, the track design, the bonus challenges, the overworld, but one of my FAVORITE things about the original was that the physics and controls were damn perfect. The feeling of weight and bounce was just spot-on compared to not only its contemporaries but also a lot of later kart racing games. --- |
| Topic | Blue > Green > Purple > Red > Orange |
| manmouse 08/24/19 11:47:20 AM #6 | Ok I think Ive cracked the code. This is the order of your favorite colors. --- |
| Topic | Crash Team Racing is possibly the hardest cart racer I've ever played. |
| manmouse 08/24/19 11:46:08 AM #13 | Hambo the Hog posted... The remake is a lot harder than the original. The physics and the default difficulty were a lot more forgiving in CTR than in CTR:NF.Ah that answers a question of mine. I was surprised TC found it so tough, cause Ive never found the original CTR to be a cakewalk or anything but it at least it was always possible to win once you got good with the turbos and if you learned a shortcut here and there. The blimp skyway level was maybe the one that I lost the most often (especially racing Pinstripe on it), I wonder how tough that ones gonna be in the remake haha --- |
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